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Anniversary of the Week
Czech National Museum: An architectural gem full of treasures
The neo-Renaissance building has dominated Wenceslas Square in Prague for 130 years. Since the centenary of the republic’s founding, it also has a shiny new façade.
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Anniversary of the Week
110 years since first long-distance flight from Pardubice to Prague
The historic flight from Pardubice to Prague – at the time the longest flight ever undertaken in the Austro-Hungarian Empire – took place on May 13, 1911.
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Anniversary of the Week
Toasting 150 years of Staropramen
The Staropramen brewery, the second largest beer producer in the country, is toasting 150 years since it put out its first batch.
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History
Tank No. 23: a symbol of Russian propaganda
On April 27, 1991, the internationally recognized artist David Černý, a student at the time, painted a monument to Soviet tank crews in Prague pink.
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Anniversary of the Week
Legendary sports journalist Josef Laufer, first to report live by radio, born 130 years ago
On 3 October 1926, Josef Laufer made history, filing Europe’s first live sports journalism radio report, three months ahead of Britain’s BBC.
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Anniversary of the Week
140 years since first phone call was made in Czech lands
The first telephone call in Bohemia was made on April 10, 1881 between the Hartmann coal mine in Ledvice and a nearby train station in Duchcov.
